Peter Stewart

Now here comes the weather from Professor Weather, Andy Herrod, who you can follow on TwitterX and Insta. And with 46.6 millimetres of rain last Sunday and overnight into Monday, September 2024 is now the wettest September we have ever recorded here in Reigate. The 127 millimetres is 120% above average. And the month... Isn't over yet, is it?

Now here comes the weather from Professor Weather, Andy Herrod, who you can follow on TwitterX and Insta. And with 46.6 millimetres of rain last Sunday and overnight into Monday, September 2024 is now the wettest September we have ever recorded here in Reigate. The 127 millimetres is 120% above average. And the month... Isn't over yet, is it?

The Planet Reigate podcast. Great stories from Reigate.

The Planet Reigate podcast. Great stories from Reigate.

Well, it was really not so much run Rygate, but rain Rygate, wasn't it? I say that, but there was rain either side. But mainly the event itself, those several different races and those thousands of runners actually escaped the worst of the weather.

Well, it was really not so much run Rygate, but rain Rygate, wasn't it? I say that, but there was rain either side. But mainly the event itself, those several different races and those thousands of runners actually escaped the worst of the weather.

Maybe a little drizzle, a couple of showers, but actually the torrential downpours seem to be in the setting up and also the setting down before and after the big main event. I was there with my microphone and spoke to some of those who took part just as they crossed the finish line.

Maybe a little drizzle, a couple of showers, but actually the torrential downpours seem to be in the setting up and also the setting down before and after the big main event. I was there with my microphone and spoke to some of those who took part just as they crossed the finish line.

Hear about the doctor running for the hospital, the woman in a wheelchair which broke on her way round, the mum and daughter who ran together, the husband and wife, the semi-pros and the young lad who wants to be a pro, the charity runners and why they're raising money for those courses, the runner in a tutu, the one in a gorilla costume.

Hear about the doctor running for the hospital, the woman in a wheelchair which broke on her way round, the mum and daughter who ran together, the husband and wife, the semi-pros and the young lad who wants to be a pro, the charity runners and why they're raising money for those courses, the runner in a tutu, the one in a gorilla costume.

From young to old, newbies and experienced, we have got one of the greatest examples of community in the borough in your ears right now.

From young to old, newbies and experienced, we have got one of the greatest examples of community in the borough in your ears right now.

Well, here's someone who we spoke to last year when I was here at Run Rygate. Paul, why are you running in a gorilla suit? Remind us. I lost a bet, basically.

Well, here's someone who we spoke to last year when I was here at Run Rygate. Paul, why are you running in a gorilla suit? Remind us. I lost a bet, basically.

What is the music you're running to? It's not running up that hill, is it?

What is the music you're running to? It's not running up that hill, is it?

Okay, so the big question is, would you do it again?

Okay, so the big question is, would you do it again?

What was the worst bit?

What was the worst bit?